About and around curating/ Kustosiranje is a public and non-profit programme, open for all creative individuals from the fields of arts and culture: on contemporary curatorial practice, the technology of preparation and realisation of an independent exhibition project, education and supporting proactive attitude of young and future art curators.

Monday, December 23, 2013

About and around curating was a part of "Countdown" programme in the city of Valjevo, on 21st December 2013, organised by VAKUM (Valjevo cultural network).The participants of Curatorial panel-discussion were art historians and curators:

Participants
and co-authors of the exhibition We
are waiting for you as part of About
and around curating: Spring exhibition
project in Dom Omladine 2013:
Jelena Obradović (student of archaeology), Marija Macić (art historian) and
Višnja Vujović (architect)

About and around
curating: Thrill in movement. April-June 2013. Andrej Bereta and
Srdjan Tunić were, by call, Directors of visual artistic programme of
Mikser festival 2013. Selection of artists (Serbian, international), Open
call for participation for curators and curatorial associates/documentary,
forming 7 teams, preparations, production of new artworks, individual and
overall exhibition in open /public space concept.

About and around curating was one
of the accompanying programmes (presentation, discussion, workshop) and
logistical support of 6th
Art in nature laboratory ArsKozara on mountain Kozara, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(august 2013), in cooperation with Visual artists association Tač.ka
(Prijedor).

Group
exhibition About
and around curating: 7x3 by students of architecture, art history
and fine arts, as final activities of the Academic course About
and around curating, in Art space U10 (21.03.-06.04.2013); supported
by Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade

We
are waiting for you exhibition was developed as final outcome
of spring project in Dom omladine Beograd main gallery, with newly
produced artworks, accompanying programme and material (catalogue,
postcards), and interactive part of the exhibition (09.-21.04.2013)

About and around
curating: Thrill in movement was an open air group exhibition
(28.05.-02.06.2013), on the Savamala city quarters streets, 7 segments and
newly produced artworks, accompanying program e (public guidances),
catalogue in preparation

Cooperation
on the exhibiton 11 (applauses) of Slobodan Stošić, as
part of Dimitrije Bašićević Mangelos award (YVAA) for young Serbian
artists, in Dom omladine Belgrade gallery (08.-23.07.2013)

Press:

Radio
television of Serbia, Beokult programme

B92
web platform

Radio
Studio B

Work
in progress – in realisation for Season #04 & #05 (September 2013 - June
2014)In the next season, About and around curating / Kustosiranje will be focusing on project activities, in cooperation with local and international cultural organisations, networking with the West Balkans region, realisation of running and planned projects, reaching the goal of sustainability. In parallel, academic and public programme would be continued.

Preparation
of the publication on the first two years of About and around
curating project and continuing the About and around
curating: The technology of the exhibition process / the realisation of the
project – “real world” academic course (in Serbia, Bosnia and
Hezegovina)

Networking
and developing closer and long-standing cooperation with initiatives,
organisations and professionals from Serbia, region and the EU

Cooperation
with University in Vilnius, Faculty of Humanities (Lithuania)

Part of
the organisation of Dimitrije Bašićević MANGELOS contemporary
young Serbian artists award for 2014 (part of YVAA), in cooperation with
Independent artistic association REMONT

Annual
exhibition programme (reconstructions) for 2014 and formation of the
documentary centre for 50 years of Dom omladine Belgrade's exhibiton
activities; starting from Autumn 2013

Curatorial
research and exhibiton as part of Urban incubator platform in city
district Savamala, supported by Goethe Institut Belgrade; starting from
Spring 2014

Also, a part of the presentation was focused on mapping the main problems and challenges facing Serbian contemporary art scene, as funding, sectors collaboration, and audience, among others. The goal was to raise discussion about having constructive suggestions and solutions initiated by individuals and organisations, as reaction.

The workshop was targeted towards examining curator-artist professional relation, emphasising direct communication as key factor for successful collaboration. And artists were working on everyday basis...

TV report made by Radio Television of Republika Srpska (RTVRS) on 30.08.2013 about 6th ArsKozara (in Serbian):

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

About and around curating / Kustosiranje, in summer edition, still moving... Yesterday, at Monday 19th August 2013 was the official opening and press conference of 6th colony, group exhibition on open air and art laboratory in nature ArsKozara, which is held in National park Kozara, organised by Group of visual artists Tač.ka from Prijedor.

Our programme is scheduled for Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd of August, which consists of presentation of the About and around curating / Kustosiranje project, a short insight into the challenges of Serbian contemporary scene, as well as a workshop for participants.